Just, Whoa…

A year ago this same time, Murray was on a waiting list for a heart.

Around the same time, Kevin Underhill, an Austin man who Ron Murray had never met was also experiencing a life-rendering change.  Underhill, an avid Austin cyclist and a rock and mountain climber, spent weeks observing cyclists racing at the Driveway Racetrack off of Smith Road in southeast Austin. In August 2009, he finally got the courage to participate in the bike race for the first time.  Several minutes into the race, Underhill crashed on his bike and suffered a severe head injury. He died in the hospital a few days later.

Underhill’s family donated his organs, reportedly saving up to five people’s lives.  One of those people was Ron Murray, who received Underhill’s heart.  On Thursday, the Murray finished the first lap of the same race that Underhill embarked upon last year. More…